Thinking about Metaphor Re Fantazio again. Batlin is one of the minor characters who really could have been a playable character, or heck, even just one of the bonds you make in the game. Here he is holding a microphone/staff/mace thing. Guess he would have a Bard-inspired Archetype if he were playable.

ALT TEXT: Batlin, a minor character from 2024 JRPG "Metaphor Re Fantazio." He is a town crier who follows the party and their quest throughout the course of the game. In this depiction, he takes a more direct role, holding a battle microphone with a mace affixed at the end. He has short tussled hair with two curled horns on either side of his gaunt face. He wears a long mantle draped over his shoulders, as well as a vest with long coattails, all over a dress shirt and slacks reinforced at the knees, finishing the look in simple loafers.